A Brush with the Soul: The Life and Art of Petr Alexandrovich Nilus Petr Alexandrovich Nilus, a name perhaps less globally recognized than some of his Russian contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a significant niche in the landscape and cityscape traditions of 20th-century art. Born into an era of immense social and political upheaval, Nilus’s work reflects both the enduring beauty of the natural world and the rapidly changing face o…